"The understanding of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica has blossomed in recent years. In this volume, the authors use recent empirical studies to help us understand the patterns and nature of Mesoamerican warfare. Using evidence from ceramics, settlement pattern, epigraphy, ethnohistory, and ethnography, these projects define the martial nature of Mesoamerican societies and link it to ritual, political economy, and other cultural systems. ..."
"This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers. The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of knowledge to the general public about this anci ..."
The Teotihuacan Trinity The Sociopolitical Structure of an Ancient Mesoamerican City by AnnabethHeadrick 230 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74987-0, ISBN: 0-292-74987-2
"CHAPTER 8 FIESTA TEOTIHUACAN STYLE Thus far the emphasis has been on
architectural and visual mechanisms used by the state to structure a unified
ideology for its citizens. The subjects covered have included architectural
arrangements and the stylistic components of the architecture. The murals that
frequently grace these architectural environments have also served as evidence,
as have the painted and carved decorations on ceramics ..."
The Teotihuacan Trinity(1st Edition) The Sociopolitical Structure of an Ancient Mesoamerican City (The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere) by AnnabethHeadrick Paperback, 230 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72309-2, ISBN: 0-292-72309-1
"Northeast of modern-day Mexico City stand the remnants of one of the world's largest preindustrial cities, Teotihuacan. Monumental in scale, Teotihuacan is organized along a three-mile-long thoroughfare, the Avenue of the Dead, that leads up to the massive Pyramid of the Moon. Lining the avenue are numerous plazas and temples, which indicate that the city once housed a large population that engaged in complex rituals and ceremonies. Alt ..."
"Based on Linda Manzanilla et al.'s recent reinterpretation, the cave beneath the
Pyramid was originally a mineshaft for procuring building materials for pyramid
construction. It was culturally modified into the shape of a four-petaled flower with
..."
The Teotihuacan Trinity The Sociopolitical Structure of an Ancient Mesoamerican City (William and Bettye Nowlin Series) by AnnabethHeadrick Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71665-0, ISBN: 0-292-71665-6
"Northeast of modern-day Mexico City stand the remnants of one of the world's largest preindustrial cities, Teotihuacan. Monumental in scale, Teotihuacan is organized along a three-mile-long thoroughfare, the Avenue of the Dead, that leads up to the massive Pyramid of the Moon. Lining the avenue are numerous plazas and temples, which indicate that the city once housed a large population that engaged in complex rituals and ceremonies. Alt ..."
"The authors of this volume investigate the meaning of Ancient Mesoamerican space, specifically, how the elements of urban landscape were related to each other, and to other fundamental aspects of Ancient Mesoamericans. Essays in this volume highlight the importance of performance, poetics, and politics in the construction of meaningful space and its deployment in performance. In Landscape and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica, Rex Koontz, ..."
"The understanding of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica has blossomed in recent years. In this volume, the authors use recent empirical studies to help us understand the patterns and nature of Mesoamerican warfare. Using evidence from ceramics, settlement pattern, epigraphy, ethnohistory, and ethnography, these projects define the martial nature of Mesoamerican societies and link it to ritual, political economy, and other cultural systems. ..."